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The Worst Health and Wellness Trends of 2019

Everyone is buying into the wellness culture. The industry is worth $4.2 trillion, according to the Global Wellness Summit’s 2019 report. But some of those trends that were at best bogus, at worst downright dangerous.   CBD / Cannabidiol. The short definition is that it’s a non-psychoactive compound found in marijuana and hemp. Someone, somewhere, claimed that CBD is a great way to treat things like stress, muscle soreness, and […]

todayJanuary 1, 2020

Health & Wellness

An Anti-Anxiety Medication Was Just Recalled Due to a ‘Risk of Infection’—Here’s What to Know

The makers of a generic form of Xanax called alprazolam are recalling the drug over concerns that it was contaminated with a foreign substance. Mylan Pharmaceuticals has issued a voluntary nationwide recall of one lot of its 0.5 milligram alprazolam tablets, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The recall doesn’t name the foreign material, but the FDA says that there is a “remote risk of infection” if you […]

todayNovember 4, 2019

Health & Wellness

Parents Feel “Tricked” by their Kids’ Top-Selling Fruit Drinks

An eye-opening new study that looked at children’s popular sweetened fruit drinks found that they are often loaded with added sugar or contain artificial sweeteners (and in some cases, both). But most parents don’t realize this thanks to manufacturers’ advertising campaigns and packaging, which make these sweetened beverages appear to be healthy choices.   In the study, researchers at the University of Connecticut’s Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity analyzed 34 popular kids’ drinks that […]

todayOctober 25, 2019

Health & Wellness

CDC Continues Investigating as Vaping Lung Injury Cases Skyrocket

More than 1,080 people have come down with a serious lung injury related to vaping, as government researchers continue to investigate the cause of the outbreak. That’s an increase of 275 reported cases since last week.  “We are concerned — with hundreds of new cases reported each week — that we’re looking at a very concerning outbreak, very difficult to control,” Anne Schuchat, principal deputy director of the Centers for […]

todayOctober 8, 2019

Health & Wellness

Generic Zantac Distribution Being Halted Worldwide Amid Carcinogen Scare

There's a global effort to remove versions of Zantac, the popular gastrointestinal medication from the marketplace, because they're finding that a key ingredient is tainted with a potential carcinogen.  One of India’s largest generic drugmakers halted all shipments to customers worldwide as Italy ordered a recall of some of the medication.   Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd., based in India, said it is suspending all distribution of its ranitidine, the generic […]

todaySeptember 23, 2019

Health & Wellness

Health Experts Back Treatment for Kids With Peanut Allergies

Government experts on Friday backed an experimental treatment for children with peanut allergies that could become the first federally approved option for preventing life-threatening reactions.  The treatment is daily capsules of peanut powder that gradually help children build up a tolerance.   The outside panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted overwhelmingly in favor of the treatment from Aimmune Therapeutics. The nonbinding vote amounts to an endorsement […]

todaySeptember 19, 2019

Food & Drink

Peanut Allergy Keeping You Down? This New Treatment May Help You Rise Above It!

Government experts on Friday backed an experimental treatment for children with peanut allergies that could become the first federally approved option for preventing life-threatening reactions.  The treatment is daily capsules of peanut powder that gradually help children build up a tolerance.   The outside panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted overwhelmingly in favor of the treatment from Aimmune Therapeutics. The nonbinding vote amounts to an endorsement […]

todaySeptember 19, 2019

Health & Wellness

US Officials Track Down Possible Culprits of Virulent Vaping Illnesses

US officials are hard at work trying to track down a chemical contaminant that is potentially behind a rash of lung illnesses connected to vaping.   The Washington Post reported that while the investigation was ongoing, some state investigators had identified a potential lead: oil derived from vitamin E. Vitamin E can be found in almonds and avocados, and the oil is commonly used in beauty products and nutritional supplements. […]

todaySeptember 9, 2019

Health & Wellness

First Vaping-Related Death Reported

The first person has died after being hospitalized from what appears to be an unknown lung illness linked to vaping. 193 people have been struck with similar symptoms between June 28th and today, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).   The pain has been especially acute in Illinois, where the number of e-cigarette users who were hospitalized for lung symptoms doubled over the last week. […]

todayAugust 29, 2019

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